Patents by Inventor Anthony Sottile

Anthony Sottile has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Generating ultrasound protocols
    Patent number: 12690847
    Abstract: Methods and ultrasound systems for generating ultrasound protocols are disclosed. In some embodiments, the ultrasound system includes an ultrasound scanner configured to transmit ultrasound at a patient anatomy and receive reflections of the ultrasound from the patient anatomy as part of a current ultrasound examination that includes workflow steps; an ultrasound machine configured to generate image data based on the reflections and a configuration state of the ultrasound machine; and a processor system. In some embodiments, the ultrasound system is configured to record protocol data including the configuration state and the workflow steps, generate an ultrasound protocol based on the protocol data, and store the ultrasound protocol in a memory storage device for use in a subsequent ultrasound examination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Sottile, David Knapp
  • GENERATING ULTRASOUND PROTOCOLS
    Publication number: 20250213228
    Abstract: Methods and ultrasound systems for generating ultrasound protocols are disclosed. In some embodiments, the ultrasound system includes an ultrasound scanner configured to transmit ultrasound at a patient anatomy and receive reflections of the ultrasound from the patient anatomy as part of a current ultrasound examination that includes workflow steps; an ultrasound machine configured to generate image data based on the reflections and a configuration state of the ultrasound machine; and a processor system. In some embodiments, the ultrasound system is configured to record protocol data including the configuration state and the workflow steps, generate an ultrasound protocol based on the protocol data, and store the ultrasound protocol in a memory storage device for use in a subsequent ultrasound examination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Anthony Sottile, David Knapp
  • Touch screen with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D924884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoon Woo Jun, Xinran Fan, Yao Lu, Gilles D. Guenette, Isabelle Banville, Anthony Sottile